To be disgusted about schools 1 minute silence

Extremely sensitive I know at this time....11am today the UK had a minutes silence in respect of the victims of Mondays attack, my dcs school included which I totally 100% support...what I don't support though was the schools stance on including the terrorist in their moment of silence, to pray & forgive him as it's" what God would have done" AIBU to be bloody disgusted, dcs know what he did was an evil & an abhorrent act something that wouldnt ever be forgiven.

If you're looking at Christian doctrine, there's no act that can't be forgiven if the person who did it is truly sorry and follows Jesus. I really don't think the silence was the right time to say anything like that and there's nothing to suggest that the bomber wanted forgiveness.

This is the absolute ideal perfect behaviour that a person devoid of hatred would exhibit, to forgive, to be peaceful, to turn the other cheeck etc.

It doesn't mean this is what you do (or what you should do, or what is practical or moral) in the face of all violence in the real world - that's stuff you teach your kids about as you bring them up and YANBU, but the school are NBU either as a school for making this something devoid of all hatred and anger.

Tbh I don't have a problem with this. If its a Christian school then it about forgiveness for all our sins. Teaching children this from an early age is a valuable lesson which will serve them well as they grow older.

Yanbu...Whereas Christian doctrine is that all sins can be forgiven this is dependent on true repentance which isn't possible if someone blows themselves up! Also, it's not reasonable to ask children to forgive something that's so raw, and besides, they haven't been the ones directly affected by this, and it's incredibly glib and crass to 'forgive' someone when you're not the one who's been wronged - totally inappropriate!

DP & I grew up RC...I've lapsed somewhat, they're attending his old primary. I agree to an extent obviously attendin RC schools I know the drill. But for some reason it just doesn't sit right with me. because the attack was specifically aimed at children maybe.